Earthbound Farm
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Earthbound Farm is an American farm located near San Juan Bautista, California. It is America's largest grower of organic produce.[1] It was also the first company to produce prewashed, packaged salad greens on an industrial scale.[2] Earthbound Farm was founded in 1984 by Drew and Myra Goodman, on a 2.5 acres (10,000 m2) farm in California’s Carmel Valley.[3][4] After 25 years, the company now employs 150 farmers on 30,000 acres (120,000,000 m2).[1] In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan referred to Earthbound Farm as "a company that arguably represents industrial organic farming at its best."[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lisa Conover, Earthbound Farm Announces Industry-First Switch to 100 Percent PCR PET, Business Wire, July 9, 2009.
- ^ Samuel Fromartz (2005). Organic Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew. Harcourt. ISBN 9780156032421.
- ^ Amanda Hesser, Salad in Sealed Bags Isn't So Simple, It Seems, New York Times, January 14, 2003.
- ^ Dawn Withers, Earthbound Farm turns 25, sees organic remaining strong, The Packer, August 25, 2009.
- ^ Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, The Penguin Press, 2006, ISBN 9781594200823, Pg. 162.
[edit] External links
- Earthbound Farm
- Jennifer McNulty, Alum brings organic produce into the mainstream, Currents online (University of California, Santa Cruz), November 8, 2004
Coordinates: 36°52′29″N 121°33′13″W / 36.87472°N 121.55361°W
